From Spain: 7th January January 9, 2013

Here’s ejh’s latest missive from Spain, it’s an analysis, or perhaps dissection would be a better term, of business and political corruption in Spain and elsewhere in Europe and how that is impacted, and impacts, on the current financial crisis. It’s great, but sobering.

This chimes with something I heard from a ver.di shop steward. She said that one of the best ways to campaign for better wages in old peoples homes to to persuade the users of the services (i.e. the residents and their children and relations) that a living wage leads to better care.

In Merkels market-compliant democracy (Frau Dr. M’s own coinage) there is no minimum wage and piss-poor wages like €5.50 an hour a common in the sector.